Tube Skirt (Tenapi Landoke)

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Tube Skirt (Tenapi Landoke)

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.17

Description

In Alor, certain types of tenapi, or tube skirts, represent specific patrilineal lineages, while others are neutral and do not signify a specific lineage. These lower garments are named for their design format and motifs, but the names do not have specific meanings. This tenapi consists of two panels of brownish-red-ground warp ikat cloths decorated with primary warp ikat bands at the top and bottom of the skirt. The middle section is adorned with three secondary warp ikat bands.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Linda S. McIntosh

Credit Line

Gift of Linda S. McIntosh

Made/Created

Artist

Haliya Nuha Yawa

Date made

circa 1980

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Warp Ikat

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Alor

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Alurung|Alor

Dimensions

Width

117 cm

Length

68 cm

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

Handspun cotton with commercial cotton, and natural dyes

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Linda S. McIntosh in 2021. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2024